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Tahani Jaafar

Western University

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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Bogumil Jacek KarasiD· 4 shared Vida NasrollahiiD· 3 shared Abdelbaset A. ElzagallaaiiD· 1 shared Amani JaafariD· 1 shared Arina Shrestha· 1 shared Ayagiysan KaneshaniD· 1 shared Emily Carvalhais· 1 shared Emma Jane Lougheed WalkeriD· 1 shared

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Clinical Campylobacter jejuni isolates: genomes and genetic tools

Vida Nasrollahi, Gary W. Foo, Tahani Jaafar, Abdelbaset A. Elzagallaai, Michael John Rieder, Bogumil Jacek Karas

The paper sequences two Campylobacter jejuni strains and develops a plasmid system to enhance genetic tools for studying clinical isolates.

bioRxiv · May 21, 2026 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

Conjugation-mediated DNA delivery to the filamentous fungus Ustilago maydis

Tahani Jaafar, Amani Jaafar, Vida Nasrollahi, Bogumil Jacek Karas

This paper demonstrates a method to deliver DNA from Escherichia coli to the fungus Ustilago maydis using conjugation, showing potential for biofungicide development.

bioRxiv · Nov 13, 2025 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

Resolving replication incompatibility between chloroplast and conjugative plasmids in E. coli

Emma Jane Lougheed Walker, Tahani Jaafar, Ayagiysan Kaneshan, Bogumil Jacek Karas

The paper investigates incompatibility between a conjugative plasmid and a chloroplast genome in E. coli, identifies the cause, and finds an alternative plasmid for efficient DNA transfer.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2025 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

Engineering Conjugative Plasmids for Inducible Horizontal DNA Transfer

Tahani Jaafar, Emily Carvalhais, Arina Shrestha, Ryan R. Cochrane, Jordyn S. Meaney, Stephanie L. Brumwell, Samir Hamadache, Vida Nasrollahi, Bogumil Jacek Karas

This study develops inducible conjugative plasmids for controlled horizontal gene transfer to combat antimicrobial resistance, showing increased conjugation efficiency upon induction.

Canadian Journal of Microbiology · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology